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09-02-2012, 06:21 PM
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| Sticky Situation: $30 Million in Maple Syrup Stolen from Canada’s Strategic Syrup Res
Sticky Situation: $30 Million in Maple Syrup Stolen from Canada’s Strategic Syrup Reserve | NewsFeed | TIME.com Quote:
First of all, it’s important to note — and briefly dwell on — the fact that Canada is home to a vast maple syrup reserve. You know, kind of like what the U.S. does with oil in the event of a major domestic or international catastrophe.
Drizzled throughout a few rural Quebec facilities, the emergency syrup supply previously contained 37 million pounds of the stuff. But that surplus has been significantly depleted after thieves took off with more than a quarter of it, the Wall Street Journal reports. During a routine inventory check at a warehouse about 100 miles northeast of Montreal, the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers noticed scores of empty barrels. These barrels — more than 15,000 of them — had contained an estimated 10 million pounds of syrup, worth more than $30 million.
(MORE: Syrup Shortage: Warm Weather has Led to “Yucky” Maple Syrup)
Quebec, which produces an estimated 75% of the world’s maple syrup, has maintained the cache since 2000, as a bulwark against poor harvests or unexpectedly high demand. The St-Louis-de-Blandford warehouse, the location of the heist, is secured with fences and locks, officials from the federation told the Journal. The other facilities housing the syrup reserves have not been targeted, and the theft is still under investigation. Current theories suggest that the stolen goods will be sold on the black market.
Though 10 million pounds might seem like quite a bit of syrup to vanish, the federation said there would be no immediate effects on the global supply. Still, it looks like there really is a need for emergency syrup reserves after all. Who’s laughing now?
Read more: Sticky Situation: $30 Million in Maple Syrup Stolen from Canada’s Strategic Syrup Reserve | NewsFeed | TIME.com | | 
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09-02-2012, 07:00 PM
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Wow that's a lot....... the fuck
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09-02-2012, 07:18 PM
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how the eff do the thieves plan on selling it
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09-02-2012, 07:30 PM
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durrrr I'm retarded. Can't read today.
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09-03-2012, 02:30 AM
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Next headline will be "stolen maple syrup found poured on the parlement buildings front lawn in Ottawa"
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09-03-2012, 05:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Ludepower  how the eff do the thieves plan on selling it | 1) this has to be an inside job
2) it'll get exported
3) will probably find its way to china
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09-03-2012, 05:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Ludepower how the eff do the thieves plan on selling it | They'll bottle it a little at a time under the guise of a pest extermination company
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09-03-2012, 08:40 AM
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Ihop is behind this
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09-03-2012, 08:43 AM
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As if IHOP uses anything resembling real maple syrup  | |
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09-03-2012, 09:21 AM
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quebec + theft of unexpected product = mafia for sure
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09-03-2012, 09:27 AM
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09-03-2012, 09:28 AM
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I heard these are the suspects  | |
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09-03-2012, 09:31 AM
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09-03-2012, 09:45 AM
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09-03-2012, 11:28 AM
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LAWL didn't know maple syrup had that much value
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09-03-2012, 02:29 PM
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That's a lot of syrups lol
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09-03-2012, 04:15 PM
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damn, thats a lot of syrup... lots of pancake eaters are gona go mad
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09-03-2012, 04:23 PM
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09-03-2012, 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by BigTrollFace LAWL didn't know maple syrup had that much value | have you ever bought a bottle of pure maple syrup? its like $$$ for what you get
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09-04-2012, 01:11 AM
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$30 millions is chump change when we are being extorted for $30-$40 BILLION every YEAR. From Here to There - The Great National Debt Scam | |
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10-03-2012, 09:11 AM
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They found it! Quote:
Contents of 16,000 45-gallon barrels, siphoned off and reported stolen from a central distribution centre in August, have been found.
The Sûreté du Québec and the RCMP obtained search warrants last week and raided a facility in New Brunswick.
While Sergeant Daniel Thibodeau of the SQ could do no more than confirm that a search warrant “had been executed,” sources told The Gazette that an “important” amount of product was found in a maple syrup processing and exporting facility in Kedgwick, NB.
The barrels in the storage facility in Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, which is located 160 kilometres northeast of Montreal, near Victoriaville, were not taken outright but rather drained of their contents. The theft was discovered Aug. 24.
| No arrests made though 
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10-03-2012, 10:10 AM
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impressive that they found it
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10-03-2012, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by StylinRed impressive that they found it
Posted via RS Mobile | Really though? Someone moves god knows how many barrels of maple syrup, and people are going to notice.
Plus, how do you ever sell it?
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10-03-2012, 11:02 AM
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thats how Quote:
Originally Posted by Gridlock Really though? Someone moves god knows how many barrels of maple syrup, and people are going to notice. | "were not taken outright but rather drained of their contents" Quote:
Originally Posted by Gridlock Plus, how do you ever sell it? | "maple syrup processing and exporting facility in Kedgwick, NB"
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10-03-2012, 11:56 AM
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Gangbanger gets murdered - case remains unsolved.
Evade taxes, or steal maple syrup? Authorities are on your ass! 
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